បន្ទំ

Khmer

Etymology

From ទំ (tum, “to perch”) with prefixed bVN- (specializing).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic បន្ទំ pn̥dṃ WT romanisation bɑntum (standard) IPA(key) /ɓɑn.ˈtum/

Verb

បន្ទំ • (bɑntum) (abstract noun ការបន្ទំ)

1. to cause, train, or attract birds to perch or roost, put a bird on a perch to roost
2. to train a vine to climb